The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 7, 2157
Waning Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:47 AM
5:56 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 359,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2897
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.2° / 185.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 19m / -2.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.84° / 2.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.31° / -2.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.62° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.