The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 7, 2002
Waning Crescent
22.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:07 AM
3:12 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.3%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 980
Events on this date
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Mercury 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 | 303.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.4° / 209.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 42m / -18.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.58° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.52° / 6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.64° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.6° |
| 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.