The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 7, 2027
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 AM
9:13 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 381,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1290
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.0° / 126.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 29m / 14.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.97° / 4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.02° / -5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.46° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 222.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.