The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 7, 2057
Waxing Crescent
12.2% 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
9:13 AM
11:42 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.2%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1661
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 | 40.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.8° / 93.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 50m / 16.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.95° / -3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.50° / 4.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.17° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.