The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 8, 2160
Waxing Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 AM
10:30 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 381,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2935
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 | 22.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.8° / 105.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 35m / 18.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.37° / 3.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.51° / -3.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.02° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.