The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 8, 2102
Waning Gibbous
70.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:13 AM
10:13 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.7%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2217
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 245.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.3° / 248.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 33m / -26.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.08° / -3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.90° / 5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -66.77° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.