The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 8, 2170
Last Quarter
45.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:24 AM
12:39 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.9%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3058
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.1° / 230.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 45m / -24.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.83° / -3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.51° / 5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.40° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.