The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 8, 1946
First Quarter
48.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 AM
1:44 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.7%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 288
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.5° / 65.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 13m / 24.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.62° / 2.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.26° / -2.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.99° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.