The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 8, 2157
Waning Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:13 AM
7:14 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 357,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2897
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,600 km.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.5° / 164.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 13m / 5.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.97° / 3.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.18° / -3.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.85° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.