The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 8, 2047
Waxing Gibbous
95.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:18 PM
5:40 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.1%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 360,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1537
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 | 154.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.9° / 2.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 29m / -1.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.48° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.19° / 6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.83° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.