The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 7, 2185
First Quarter
54.5% 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
1:01 PM
2:51 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.5%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3244
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 | 94.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.1° / 55.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 39m / 18.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.32° / -2.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.34° / 3.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.37° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.