The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 8, 1908
First Quarter
50.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:23 AM
1:50 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.3%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -182
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 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.4° / 65.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 21m / 23.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.67° / 0.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.50° / -0.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.39° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.