The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 8, 2179
Waxing Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:27 AM
9:48 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3170
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 | 15.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.3° / 115.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 05m / 16.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.71° / 3.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.29° / -3.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.42° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.