The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 8, 1993
Waning Gibbous
94.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:48 PM
7:57 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.9%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 869
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 | 206.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.2° / 283.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 47m / -18.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.02° / -2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.89° / 3.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.90° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.