The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 7, 2147
First Quarter
46.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:21 PM
2:11 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.5%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2774
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.8° / 62.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 56m / 18.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.37° / -4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.75° / 6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.97° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.