The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 7, 2170
Waning Gibbous
55.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:32 AM
11:42 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.9%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 390,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3058
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 | 263.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.9° / 238.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 50m / -25.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.33° / -2.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.19° / 3.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -76.21° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.