The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 7, 1992
Waxing Crescent
21.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:38 AM
12:08 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.1%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 857
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 | 54.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.4° / 78.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 44m / 24.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.67° / 1.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.86° / -1.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.74° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.