The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 7, 2090
First Quarter
49.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:40 PM
2:18 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.2%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2069
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.9° / 60.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 12m / 17.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.31° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.06° / 7.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.01° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.