The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 9, 1932
Waxing Crescent
11.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 AM
11:02 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.7%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 115
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.9° / 97.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 44m / 24.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.28° / 4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.75° / -5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.12° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.