The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 8, 1916
Waxing Crescent
32.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:32 AM
12:31 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.6%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -83
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 | 69.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.8° / 75.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 51m / 26.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.94° / 3.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.33° / -3.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.02° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.