The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 9, 1924
Waxing Crescent
24.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:28 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.9%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 16
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 | 59.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.7° / 88.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 15m / 18.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.17° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.13° / 6.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.46° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.