The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 8, 2108
Waning Crescent
7.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:40 AM
5:41 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.0%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2291
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.5° / 188.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 15m / -2.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.52° / 2.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.27° / -2.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.95° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.