The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 7, 2013
Waning Crescent
8.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:23 AM
5:33 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.2%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 382,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1116
Events on this date
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Venus and Mars close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.1° / 192.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 58m / -1.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.13° / 4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.66° / -5.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.10° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.