The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 8, 2198
Waxing Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:53 AM
10:27 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3405
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 | 23.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.5° / 106.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 38m / 17.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.75° / 2.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.63° / -2.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.60° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.