The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 7, 2117
Waxing Crescent
25.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:49 AM
12:51 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.8%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 390,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2403
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 | 60.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.6° / 71.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 09m / 27.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.59° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.44° / -5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.04° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.