The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 8, 2118
Waning Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:31 PM
8:08 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2415
Events on this date
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Venus and Mars close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.9° / 275.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 09m / -21.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.86° / -4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.11° / 5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.56° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.