The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 8, 2115
Waxing Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:40 PM
7:04 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 385,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2378
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 173.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.2° / 331.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 48m / -1.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 191.68° / 3.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.91° / -3.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.44° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 316.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.