The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 8, 1909
Waning Gibbous
92.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:59 PM
7:40 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.5%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 397,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -170
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 211.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.8° / 293.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 13m / -15.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.06° / 2.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.52° / -2.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -37.01° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.