The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 8, 2191
Waxing Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:09 PM
6:40 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3318
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 | 166.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.5° / 341.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 24m / -0.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 185.83° / 1.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.52° / -1.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.35° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.