The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 7, 1951
Waxing Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:25 AM
8:39 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 350
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.8° / 137.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 53m / 15.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.63° / 3.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.60° / -4.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.97° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 237.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.