The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 8, 1921
New Moon
0.1% 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
6:09 AM
7:37 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 385,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -21
Events on this date
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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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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.8° / 157.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 22m / 9.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.31° / 0.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.20° / -0.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.84° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.