The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 8, 2068
Waxing Crescent
42.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:54 AM
1:57 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.1%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 393,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1797
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 | 80.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.5° / 64.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 44m / 19.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.37° / -3.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.01° / 4.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.52° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.