The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 8, 1981
Waxing Crescent
20.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:04 AM
11:48 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.9%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 721
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 | 54.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.1° / 92.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 48m / 18.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.00° / -4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.52° / 5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.46° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.