The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 8, 2152
Waxing Crescent
12.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:57 AM
11:55 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.0%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 390,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2836
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 | 40.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.4° / 90.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 50m / 20.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.82° / 0.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.51° / 0.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.34° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.