The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 8, 2091
Waning Gibbous
72.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:29 AM
10:45 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.2%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2081
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 | 243.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.2° / 257.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 30m / -18.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.76° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.35° / -5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.52° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.