The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 8, 1936
Waning Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 PM
6:29 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 164
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 | 199.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.4° / 307.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 16m / -18.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.92° / -4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.11° / 6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.21° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 122.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.