The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 8, 2049
Waxing Crescent
34.8% 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
11:09 AM
1:26 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.8%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1562
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 | 72.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.7° / 68.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 06m / 21.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.40° / -1.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.23° / 2.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.32° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.