The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 9, 1936
Waning Gibbous
93.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:07 PM
7:02 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.1%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 164
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 | 210.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.0° / 290.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 06m / -21.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.91° / -3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.43° / 5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -34.37° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.