The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 8, 2131
Waxing Gibbous
86.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:22 PM
5:34 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.1%
- Age
- 10.7 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2576
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 136.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.1° / 18.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 31m / 13.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.61° / 3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.26° / -4.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 48.58° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.