The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 9, 1902
Waxing Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:39 AM
8:40 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -256
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 | 15.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.7° / 136.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 09m / 12.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.40° / -0.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.92° / 0.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.44° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.