The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 7, 2078
Waning Crescent
28.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:44 AM
2:24 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.9%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 376,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1920
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 295.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.9° / 215.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 10m / -21.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.40° / -5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.32° / 7.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.65° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.