The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 7, 2173
Waning Crescent
26.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:51 AM
2:45 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.3%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3095
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 | 298.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.9° / 213.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 23m / -20.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.80° / -4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.57° / 6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.30° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.