The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 8, 2063
Waxing Gibbous
75.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:03 PM
4:42 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.2%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1735
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 | 120.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.1° / 34.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 29m / 17.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.05° / 2.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.01° / -2.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 58.01° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.