The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 8, 2196
Waxing Gibbous
75.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 PM
4:20 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.9%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3380
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 | 121.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.3° / 37.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 29m / 12.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.71° / -2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.50° / 4.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.78° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.