The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 7, 1973
Waxing Crescent
23.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:44 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.1%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 622
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 57.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.0° / 84.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 54m / 24.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.01° / 2.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.12° / -2.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.03° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.