The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 7, 2059
Waning Crescent
29.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:41 AM
2:22 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.3%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1685
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 | 294.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.6° / 215.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 06m / -21.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.59° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.97° / 7.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.85° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.