The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 8, 1932
Waxing Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 AM
9:59 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 115
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 | 28.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.2° / 112.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 55m / 20.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.38° / 4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.62° / -4.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.34° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.