The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 8, 1954
Waxing Crescent
34.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:47 AM
12:31 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.2%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 387
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 | 71.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.3° / 75.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 59m / 25.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.73° / 1.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.94° / -1.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.62° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.