The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 8, 2069
Waning Gibbous
96.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:12 PM
7:56 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.5%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1809
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 | 201.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.9° / 289.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 34m / -15.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.96° / -0.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.73° / 0.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.92° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.