The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 8, 1926
Waning Crescent
19.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:04 AM
2:35 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.6%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 40
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 307.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.6° / 221.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 56m / -15.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.71° / -2.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.65° / 4.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.34° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.