The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 5, 2007
Waning Gibbous
92.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:18 PM
8:10 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.3%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1042
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.9° / 276.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 55m / -21.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.53° / -4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.13° / 6.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.61° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.