The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 7, 1960
Waxing Gibbous
81.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:50 PM
3:41 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.1%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 390,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 461
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
28° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Apr 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 128.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.7° / 45.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 51m / 10.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.27° / -2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.04° / 3.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 45.70° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.