The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 7, 1990
Waxing Gibbous
94.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:58 PM
5:45 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.2%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 832
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 | 152.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.9° / 4.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 18m / 1.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.90° / -2.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.80° / 4.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.21° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.