The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 8, 1974
Waning Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:27 PM
7:44 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 384,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 634
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 | 202.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.9° / 286.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 30m / -18.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.90° / -3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.04° / 4.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.09° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.9° |
| 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.