The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Waning Crescent
38.2% 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
3:37 AM
1:40 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.2%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1079
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 | 283.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.8° / 228.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 14m / -18.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.56° / 1.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.00° / -1.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.98° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.