The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 8, 2062
Waning Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:30 AM
7:11 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 380,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1722
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 346.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.8° / 162.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 21m / 2.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.79° / 0.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.65° / 0.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.21° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.