The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 8, 2059
Waning Crescent
19.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:20 AM
3:38 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.2%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1685
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 | 308.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.1° / 204.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 05m / -17.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.16° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.43° / 7.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.06° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.