The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 8, 2136
Waxing Crescent
39.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:04 AM
2:22 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.6%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 2638
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 | 77.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.7° / 59.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 31m / 28.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.93° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.36° / -6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.03° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.