The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 8, 2142
Waxing Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:31 PM
5:44 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 373,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2712
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 | 157.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.4° / 358.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 38m / -3.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.23° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.00° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.21° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.