The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 8, 2050
Waning Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:43 PM
7:32 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1574
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 | 195.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.9° / 297.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 06m / -14.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 214.22° / -1.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.17° / 2.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.14° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.