The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 9, 1945
Waning Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:43 AM
4:42 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 363,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 275
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.0° / 195.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 49m / -12.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.01° / -4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.91° / 6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.86° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.