The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 8, 2043
Waning Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:29 AM
6:58 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 362,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1487
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.2° / 165.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 12m / 0.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.96° / -0.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.28° / 1.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.39° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.