The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Waning Gibbous
64.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:00 AM
10:43 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.6%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1277
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 | 253.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.2° / 243.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 09m / -28.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.95° / -4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.58° / 6.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -75.94° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.