The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 8, 1964
Waning Crescent
17.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:18 AM
2:47 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.9%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 510
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 310.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.1° / 219.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 10m / -15.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.02° / -4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.69° / 5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.95° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.