The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 9, 1917
Waning Gibbous
95.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 PM
6:44 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.1%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 386,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -71
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 | 205.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.0° / 296.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 43m / -20.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.67° / -4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.43° / 6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.59° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.