The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 8, 2087
Waxing Crescent
35.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:16 AM
1:18 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.0%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 373,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2032
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 | 72.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.7° / 69.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 06m / 20.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.50° / -3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.14° / 4.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.91° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.