The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 8, 2120
Waxing Gibbous
74.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:58 PM
4:30 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.2%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2440
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 118.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.5° / 36.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 22m / 15.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.89° / 0.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.68° / 0.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 58.78° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.