The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 8, 2151
Last Quarter
53.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:44 AM
11:59 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.4%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2823
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.3° / 236.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 06m / -24.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.87° / -2.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.78° / 3.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.58° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.