The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 7, 2102
Waning Gibbous
80.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:05 AM
9:16 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.5%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2217
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 | 232.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.9° / 257.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 30m / -26.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.90° / -4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.83° / 6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -54.60° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.