The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 8, 2084
Waxing Crescent
11.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:33 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.8%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1995
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.8° / 87.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 46m / 24.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.67° / 4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.39° / -4.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.81° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.