The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 7, 2174
Waxing Crescent
35.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:43 AM
1:59 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.9%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 391,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3108
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 | 73.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.2° / 62.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 07m / 28.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.46° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.15° / -6.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.81° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.