The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 8, 2149
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:37 AM
8:37 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 357,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2799
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 8.0° of each other in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,700 km.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.0° / 135.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 34m / 4.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.47° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.94° / 7.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.48° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.