The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 8, 2139
Waxing Gibbous
72.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:49 PM
4:23 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.8%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2675
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 | 116.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.3° / 38.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 11m / 15.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.48° / -0.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.89° / 0.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 67.18° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.