The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 7, 1999
Waning Gibbous
64.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:22 AM
11:24 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.1%
- Age
- 20.9 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 943
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 | 253.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.3° / 249.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 05m / -19.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.18° / 3.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.55° / -4.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.57° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.