The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 8, 2167
Waning Gibbous
85.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:59 PM
9:34 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.2%
- Age
- 18.4 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3021
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 | 225.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.8° / 270.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 11m / -16.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.81° / 4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.86° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.39° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.