The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 9, 1915
Waning Crescent
21.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:48 AM
2:29 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.2%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 387,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -96
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 | 305.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.7° / 225.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 46m / -13.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.05° / -0.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.40° / 0.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.09° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.