The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 7, 2042
Waning Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:21 PM
7:57 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1475
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 | 202.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.9° / 288.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 31m / -16.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.59° / -1.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.38° / 2.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.56° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.