The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 8, 2011
Waxing Crescent
22.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:49 AM
12:18 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.3%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 393,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1092
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 | 56.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 77.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 53m / 23.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.73° / 0.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.04° / -0.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.93° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.