The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 8, 2121
Waning Gibbous
71.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:07 AM
10:11 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.7%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2452
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 | 244.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.0° / 250.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 30m / -26.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.21° / -3.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.93° / 4.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.58° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.1° |
| 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.