The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 8, 2130
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 AM
8:37 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 361,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2564
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Jupiter 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 | 4.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.9° / 135.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 33m / 4.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.27° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.05° / 7.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.29° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.