The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 7, 1988
Waning Gibbous
72.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:05 AM
9:52 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.9%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 380,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 807
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 | 242.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.7° / 249.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 18m / -28.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.78° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.45° / 7.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -68.36° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.