The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 8, 1984
First Quarter
44.7% 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
10:42 AM
1:30 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.7%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 758
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.7° / 66.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 57m / 25.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.80° / 2.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.99° / -3.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.38° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.