The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 8, 1928
Waning Gibbous
89.0% 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
10:37 PM
7:56 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.0%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 65
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 218.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.9° / 284.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 42m / -18.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.38° / 1.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.49° / -1.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.79° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.