The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 8, 2116
Waning Crescent
18.5% 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
5:23 AM
3:43 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.5%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2390
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 309.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.2° / 204.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 09m / -16.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.36° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.52° / 6.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.27° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.