The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 8, 2032
Waning Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:58 AM
6:45 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 366,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1351
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.3° / 173.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 55m / 3.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.03° / 3.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.35° / -3.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.13° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.