The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 7, 2148
Waning Gibbous
89.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:24 PM
9:13 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.3%
- Age
- 18.4 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2786
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 218.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.0° / 276.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 41m / -14.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.39° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.07° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -43.60° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.