The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 8, 2016
Waxing Crescent
2.3% 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
8:02 AM
9:44 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 358,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1154
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 | 16.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.4° / 118.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 21m / 10.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.23° / -3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.76° / 5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.50° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.