The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 9, 1914
Waxing Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:21 PM
5:22 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 357,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -108
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 | 167.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.7° / 6.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 22m / -4.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.83° / -1.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.55° / 3.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.37° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.