The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 8, 2099
Waning Gibbous
85.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:46 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.6%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2180
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 | 224.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.8° / 263.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 03m / -25.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.66° / -4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.83° / 6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -37.93° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.