The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 8, 2155
Waxing Crescent
37.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:54 AM
2:13 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.9%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 2873
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 | 75.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.3° / 61.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 20m / 28.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.43° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.11° / -6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.41° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.