The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 8, 2023
Waning Gibbous
93.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:04 PM
8:16 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.4%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1240
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 | 209.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.1° / 280.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 02m / -18.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.33° / -1.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.72° / 2.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -34.94° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.