The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 8, 1902
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:59 AM
7:29 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -256
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.3° / 161.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 11m / 8.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.72° / 1.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.59° / -1.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.67° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 222.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.