The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 8, 2119
Waning Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:18 AM
6:58 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2427
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.5° / 167.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 05m / 2.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.27° / 1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.53° / -2.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.22° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.