The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 8, 2079
First Quarter
49.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:03 PM
3:07 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.3%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1933
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.7° / 52.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 21m / 27.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.06° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.22° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.28° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.