The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 7, 2046
Waxing Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:14 AM
9:37 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1525
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 | 13.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.7° / 118.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 49m / 16.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.10° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.99° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.66° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 231.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.