The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 7, 2106
Waxing Crescent
14.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:15 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.2%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2267
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,200 km.
Exact values
For Apr 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.7° / 88.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 59m / 19.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.63° / -1.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.69° / 2.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.53° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.