The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 7, 2011
Waxing Crescent
14.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:02 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.7%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 397,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1092
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 | 44.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.6° / 85.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 59m / 22.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.37° / 2.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.29° / -2.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.14° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.