The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 7, 2107
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:18 PM
6:55 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2279
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 11:31 AM, is deepest at 1:26 PM and ends at 3:21 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Jupiter and Uranus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.2° / 322.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 59m / -7.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 196.57° / -1.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.30° / 2.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.00° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 225.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.