The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 8, 1978
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 AM
8:18 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 388,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 684
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.8° / 141.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 00m / 9.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.42° / -2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.57° / 3.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.60° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.