The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 8, 2141
Waxing Crescent
4.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:42 AM
10:32 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.0%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 363,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2700
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Venus gathered
All within 3.4° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.3° / 106.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 32m / 18.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.60° / 3.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.07° / -4.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.82° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.