The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 7, 2070
Waning Crescent
15.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:52 AM
4:28 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1821
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.2° / 206.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 13m / -6.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.79° / 4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.23° / -4.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.30° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.