The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 7, 2109
Waxing Crescent
40.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:54 AM
1:40 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.8%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2304
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 | 79.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.6° / 66.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 29m / 18.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.99° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.43° / 7.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.40° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.