The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 7, 1957
First Quarter
48.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:30 AM
1:18 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.5%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 424
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.3° / 70.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 06m / 18.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.70° / -4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.30° / 6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.75° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.