The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 8, 1920
Waning Gibbous
76.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:18 AM
10:14 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.2%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -34
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 | 238.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.6° / 258.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 05m / -20.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.99° / 2.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.22° / -2.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -58.87° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.