The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 7, 2166
First Quarter
52.8% 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
12:53 PM
2:42 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.8%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 389,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3009
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 | 93.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.9° / 56.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 29m / 18.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.97° / -3.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.18° / 4.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.17° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.