The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 7, 2051
Waning Crescent
16.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:43 AM
4:16 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.7%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1586
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 | 312.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.7° / 209.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 01m / -7.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.86° / 4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.02° / -5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.50° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.4° |
| 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.