The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 8, 1985
Waning Gibbous
85.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:27 PM
8:03 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.2%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 770
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 225.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.6° / 275.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 07m / -22.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.08° / -1.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.60° / 2.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.00° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.