The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 7, 2105
Last Quarter
51.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:31 AM
12:31 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.1%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 394,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2254
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.5° / 239.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 10m / -19.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.56° / 3.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.72° / -3.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.61° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.3° |
| 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.