The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 8, 1923
Last Quarter
45.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:48 AM
12:07 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.1%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 386,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.9° / 246.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 39m / -17.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.68° / 4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.74° / -5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.24° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.