The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 8, 2127
Waning Crescent
8.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:32 AM
5:21 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.7%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2526
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.1° / 192.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 59m / -4.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.11° / 1.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.80° / -1.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.53° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.