The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 8, 2161
Waxing Gibbous
95.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:31 PM
5:42 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.9%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 359,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2947
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,400 km.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 157.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.2° / 359.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 38m / -2.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.20° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.21° / 6.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.40° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.