The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 7, 2007
Waning Gibbous
79.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:21 AM
9:19 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.2%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1042
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 | 234.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.1° / 255.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 37m / -27.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.65° / -5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.50° / 7.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -59.96° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.