The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 8, 2042
Waning Gibbous
91.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:26 PM
8:23 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.6%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1475
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 | 213.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.5° / 275.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 19m / -20.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.66° / -2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.63° / 3.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -38.73° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.