The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 8, 2171
Waxing Crescent
9.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 AM
11:24 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.2%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3071
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 | 35.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.0° / 95.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 26m / 18.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.86° / 0.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.57° / 0.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.74° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.