The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 8, 2035
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:24 AM
8:30 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1389
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 3.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.0° / 137.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 24m / 5.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.46° / -3.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.23° / 4.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.92° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.