The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 8, 2081
Waning Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 AM
7:42 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1957
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 | 352.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.8° / 153.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 41m / 6.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.85° / 1.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.75° / -1.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.03° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.