The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 9, 1926
Waning Crescent
11.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:44 AM
3:48 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.1%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 364,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 40
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,900 km.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.7° / 210.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 53m / -11.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.34° / -3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.08° / 5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.56° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.