The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 8, 2053
Waning Gibbous
73.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:24 AM
10:39 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.7%
- Age
- 19.4 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1611
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 | 241.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.5° / 258.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 23m / -17.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.05° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.13° / -6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -61.11° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.