The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 7, 1976
First Quarter
49.2% 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
11:36 AM
1:21 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.2%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 385,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 659
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 | 88.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.4° / 70.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 11m / 17.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.98° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.23° / 6.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.94° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.3° |
| 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.