The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 8, 1992
Waxing Crescent
30.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:37 AM
1:09 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.8%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 857
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 | 67.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.9° / 70.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 44m / 24.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.38° / 0.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.30° / -0.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.53° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.