The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 8, 2162
Waning Crescent
30.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:48 AM
2:44 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.0%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 393,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2959
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 | 293.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.3° / 224.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 55m / -11.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.76° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.04° / -6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.03° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.