The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 9, 1943
Waxing Crescent
23.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:20 AM
12:02 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.2%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 251
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 | 57.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.0° / 81.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 02m / 18.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.29° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.58° / 6.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.35° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.9° |
| 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.