The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 8, 2040
Waning Crescent
10.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:59 AM
5:00 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1450
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 | 323.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.2° / 190.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 04m / -11.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.77° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.41° / 7.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.46° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.