The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 8, 2027
Waxing Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:33 AM
10:25 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1290
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 | 20.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.2° / 107.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 22m / 19.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.58° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.39° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.24° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.