The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 7, 2176
Waning Crescent
5.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:45 AM
6:01 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.7%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3132
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 332.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.3° / 184.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 22m / -0.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.98° / 2.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.37° / -3.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.43° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.