The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 8, 1929
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:46 AM
5:53 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 77
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 2.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.1° / 185.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 19m / -2.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.46° / -3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.64° / 5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.47° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 50.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.