The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 7, 2162
Waning Crescent
39.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:11 AM
1:43 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.7%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 388,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2959
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 282.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.9° / 232.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 04m / -15.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.04° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.39° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.83° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.2° |
| 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.