The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 7, 2156
Waning Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:15 PM
7:33 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 17.1 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2885
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 | 199.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.0° / 289.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 17m / -18.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.02° / -4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.80° / 5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.03° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 122.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.