The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 7, 2060
First Quarter
48.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:59 AM
3:03 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.5%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 385,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1698
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Jupiter and Saturn close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.1° / 53.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 15m / 27.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.74° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.05° / -5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.07° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.