The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 7, 2112
Waxing Gibbous
81.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:42 PM
5:09 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.2%
- Age
- 10.7 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2341
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,300 km.
Exact values
For Apr 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 128.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.0° / 26.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 59m / 15.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.49° / 2.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.41° / -2.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 52.37° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.