The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 7, 2023
Waning Gibbous
97.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:54 PM
7:49 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 385,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1240
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 | 197.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.2° / 295.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 11m / -13.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 215.16° / -0.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.54° / 0.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.77° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.