The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 8, 1952
Waxing Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 PM
5:03 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 362
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 | 160.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.0° / 17.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 52m / -1.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 178.98° / -2.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.56° / 3.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.93° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.1° |
| 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.