The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Waning Gibbous
73.3% 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
- 73.3%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1277
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,000 km.
Exact values
For Apr 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 242.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.9° / 250.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 15m / -28.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.07° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.26° / 7.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -63.75° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.