The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 7, 2159
Waning Gibbous
79.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:17 AM
9:34 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.0%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2922
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 | 234.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.1° / 257.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 42m / -24.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.30° / -2.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.20° / 4.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -53.80° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.