The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 9, 1940
Waxing Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:02 AM
8:59 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 214
Events on this date
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Venus and Mars close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.7° / 128.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 34m / 13.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.26° / -1.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.46° / 2.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.80° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.