The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 8, 2159
Waning Gibbous
70.8% 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
1:10 AM
10:23 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.8%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2922
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 245.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.2° / 250.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 34m / -25.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.15° / -1.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.20° / 2.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -65.98° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.