The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 8, 2105
Waning Crescent
41.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:10 AM
1:32 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.1%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 389,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2254
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 | 280.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.1° / 232.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 02m / -16.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.15° / 4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.30° / -4.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.81° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.