The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 7, 1969
Waning Gibbous
71.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:11 AM
9:00 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.1%
- Age
- 20.5 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 572
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 245.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.8° / 256.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 27m / -28.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.78° / -5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.81° / 7.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -65.05° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.