The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 8, 2013
Waning Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 AM
6:37 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 386,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1116
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 | 339.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.3° / 175.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 48m / 2.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.34° / 3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.86° / -4.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.32° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.