The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 9, 1941
Waxing Gibbous
93.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:42 PM
4:38 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.1%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 363,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 226
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 149.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.4° / 28.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 18m / 3.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.97° / -1.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.69° / 2.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.16° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.