The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 8, 2169
Waxing Gibbous
88.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:43 PM
5:45 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.0%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3046
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,400 km.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 139.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.7° / 14.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 49m / 12.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.86° / 4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.14° / -5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 40.99° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.