The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 7, 1978
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 AM
7:17 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 384,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 684
Events on this date
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.5° / 162.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 10m / 6.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.40° / -1.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.58° / 2.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.17° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 312.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.