The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 7, 2074
Waxing Gibbous
78.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:26 PM
4:48 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.4%
- Age
- 11.1 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1871
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 124.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.6° / 31.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 42m / 15.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.74° / 1.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.02° / -0.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 47.77° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.