The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 8, 2103
Waxing Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:37 AM
10:28 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2230
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 | 21.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.2° / 106.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 25m / 19.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.18° / 4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.88° / -5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.44° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.