The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 8, 1951
Waxing Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:51 AM
9:44 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 350
Events on this date
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Neptune 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 | 25.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.7° / 116.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 41m / 20.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.97° / 4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.93° / -5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.74° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.