The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 7, 2187
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:53 AM
6:52 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3268
Events on this date
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.8° / 163.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 19m / -3.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.11° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.62° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.68° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 46.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.