The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 8, 2046
Waxing Crescent
4.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:42 AM
10:41 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.7%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 397,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1525
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 | 24.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.4° / 102.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 37m / 20.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.42° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.69° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.44° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.