The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 8, 1934
Waning Crescent
31.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:11 AM
1:16 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.4%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 139
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 291.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.3° / 233.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 51m / -18.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.16° / -0.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.40° / 1.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.70° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.