The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 8, 2021
Waning Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 AM
4:47 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1215
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 | 321.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.0° / 192.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 55m / -12.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.26° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.05° / 7.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.66° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.