The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 7, 2153
Waxing Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:39 PM
6:34 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 358,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2848
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 | 161.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.4° / 349.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 02m / 3.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 179.19° / 3.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.64° / -3.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.96° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.