The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 7, 2168
Waning Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:07 AM
7:29 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3033
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 351.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.8° / 153.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 45m / -0.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.26° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.37° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.10° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 32.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.