The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 8, 2117
Waxing Crescent
35.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:40 AM
1:54 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.3%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 385,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2403
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 72.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.6° / 63.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 07m / 28.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.51° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.62° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.84° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.