The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 8, 2051
Waning Crescent
8.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:20 AM
5:28 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.8%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 361,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1586
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.0° / 194.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 57m / -2.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.61° / 3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.29° / -4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.72° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.