The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 9, 1934
Waning Crescent
21.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:43 AM
2:30 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.4%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 139
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 305.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.0° / 226.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 45m / -12.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.23° / 0.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.33° / -0.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.91° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.8° |
| 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.