The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 8, 2019
Waxing Crescent
11.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:11 AM
11:31 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.1%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 387,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1191
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 | 38.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.3° / 95.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 43m / 15.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.15° / -4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.10° / 6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.59° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.