The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 8, 2038
Waxing Crescent
13.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:23 AM
11:55 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.7%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1426
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 | 43.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.8° / 90.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 03m / 17.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.24° / -3.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.17° / 5.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.77° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.