The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 7, 1981
Waxing Crescent
12.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:18 AM
10:38 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.2%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 361,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 721
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.9° / 105.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 48m / 15.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.27° / -4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.80° / 6.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.68° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.