The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 7, 2131
Waxing Gibbous
78.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:22 PM
5:01 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.7%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2576
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 | 124.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.3° / 29.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 43m / 16.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.39° / 2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.32° / -3.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 60.76° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.0° |
| 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.