The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 8, 2018
Last Quarter
46.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:55 AM
12:52 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.7%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1178
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,100 km.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.6° / 235.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 37m / -19.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.69° / 1.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.44° / -1.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.56° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.