The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 8, 2146
Waning Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:43 AM
5:37 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2761
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 | 328.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.0° / 188.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 13m / -4.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.61° / 0.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.08° / -0.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.37° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.