The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 8, 2073
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:53 AM
9:10 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1859
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 | 11.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.7° / 125.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 02m / 7.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.17° / -4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.78° / 6.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.29° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.