The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 8, 2158
Waxing Gibbous
77.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:23 PM
4:33 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.1%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2910
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 | 122.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.4° / 34.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 34m / 12.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.62° / -1.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.77° / 2.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.38° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.