The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Waning Crescent
18.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:24 AM
3:43 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.4%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 391,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1215
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 309.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.9° / 203.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 06m / -16.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.61° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.42° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.44° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.