The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 7, 2071
First Quarter
51.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:53 PM
2:27 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.4%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1834
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.
Exact values
For Apr 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.9° / 59.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 21m / 16.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.44° / -5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.27° / 7.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.82° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.