The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 7, 2048
Waning Crescent
29.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:59 AM
2:41 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.7%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 380,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1549
Events on this date
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Mercury 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 | 294.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.1° / 222.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 57m / -13.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.64° / 3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.68° / -3.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.59° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.