The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 8, 2106
Waxing Crescent
23.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:10 AM
12:07 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.3%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2267
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 | 57.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.3° / 79.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 00m / 20.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.00° / -2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.58° / 3.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.32° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.