The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 7, 1971
Waxing Gibbous
91.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:19 PM
4:35 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.4%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 597
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 | 145.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.5° / 31.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 55m / 4.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.14° / -1.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.92° / 2.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.50° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.