The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 8, 2076
Waxing Crescent
25.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:15 AM
12:30 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.5%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1896
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 | 60.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.3° / 75.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 18m / 22.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.19° / -0.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.48° / 1.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.15° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.