The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 8, 2183
Waning Gibbous
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:46 PM
7:27 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3219
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 186.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.3° / 312.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 36m / -7.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 204.98° / 2.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.26° / -2.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.23° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.