The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 8, 2180
Waxing Gibbous
95.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:29 PM
5:42 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.8%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 362,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3182
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 | 156.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.0° / 359.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 39m / -2.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.30° / -4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.29° / 6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.59° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.