The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 8, 2057
Waxing Crescent
19.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:47 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.0%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1661
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 51.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.0° / 83.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 38m / 19.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.82° / -2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.26° / 3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.96° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.