The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 7, 2141
Waxing Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:03 AM
9:17 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2700
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.8° / 125.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 33m / 14.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.88° / 4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.82° / -5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.04° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 225.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.