The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 8, 1997
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:59 AM
9:40 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 919
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 | 16.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.1° / 118.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 16m / 10.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.20° / -3.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.89° / 4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.30° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.