The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 7, 2068
Waxing Crescent
32.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:57 AM
1:08 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.2%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 387,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1797
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 69.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.9° / 71.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 50m / 21.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.69° / -2.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.50° / 3.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.72° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.3° |
| 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.