The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 9, 1900
Waxing Gibbous
76.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:20 PM
3:12 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.1%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -281
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 121.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.7° / 52.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 27m / 10.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.89° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.85° / 6.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 61.60° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.