The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 8, 2098
First Quarter
46.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:48 AM
2:55 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.8%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2168
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 | 86.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.2° / 54.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 10m / 27.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.57° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.46° / -6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.46° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.0° |
| 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.