The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 8, 2041
First Quarter
52.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:25 PM
3:23 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.7%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1463
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.9° / 50.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 39m / 26.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.12° / 4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.40° / -5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.67° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.