The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 10, 2008
Waxing Crescent
27.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:57 AM
1:00 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.0%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1055
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.0° / 69.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 31m / 27.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.58° / 4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.76° / -5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.40° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.