The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 8, 1927
First Quarter
47.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:02 AM
1:34 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.0%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 388,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 53
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.7° / 66.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 03m / 23.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.27° / 1.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.09° / -1.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.79° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.