The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 7, 2129
Waning Gibbous
90.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:12 PM
9:03 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.8%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2551
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 215.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.7° / 279.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 28m / -13.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.01° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.27° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -39.82° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.