The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 8, 2124
Waning Crescent
34.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:34 AM
2:15 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.4%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2489
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 | 288.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.9° / 228.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 35m / -13.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.53° / 4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.04° / -5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.60° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.