The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 7, 2140
Waning Gibbous
77.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:31 AM
9:41 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.3%
- Age
- 19.7 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2687
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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Uranus 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 | 236.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.6° / 255.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 54m / -25.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.23° / -3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.87° / 4.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -62.19° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.