The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 7, 2100
Waning Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:10 AM
6:24 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2192
Events on this date
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Venus at its brightest
Shines at magnitude -4.8, as bright as it gets this time around.
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.6° / 175.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 44m / -0.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.11° / 0.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.53° / -0.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.40° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.