The Moon on this date

Moon on Sunday, April 7, 2030

Waxing Crescent

19.3% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
NE
Highest
73°
Moonset
–
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
19.3%
Age
4.7 days
Distance
405,300 km
Apparent size
29.5′
Constellation
Taurus
Lunation number
1327

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Apr 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun52.00°
Phase angle127.87°
Illuminated fraction19.30%
Altitude / azimuth24.6° / 80.9°
Right ascension / declination4h 33m / 22.64°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude69.89° / 0.72°
Libration in longitude / latitude-1.94° / -0.42°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude125.33° / 1.38°
Position angle of the axis350.2°
Position angle of the bright limb261.6°
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.

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