The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 8, 1995
First Quarter
54.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:09 PM
2:44 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.3%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 894
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 | 94.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.6° / 57.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 37m / 16.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.21° / -5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.68° / 7.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.65° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.