The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 8, 1924
Waxing Crescent
17.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:48 AM
11:12 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.2%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 16
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.4° / 97.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 26m / 16.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.31° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.94° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.67° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.