The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 8, 2074
Waxing Gibbous
86.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:34 PM
5:27 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.8%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1871
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 | 137.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.3° / 18.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 37m / 11.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.55° / 2.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.52° / -2.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.60° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.