The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 9, 1953
Waning Crescent
23.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:33 AM
2:19 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.1%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 374
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 | 302.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.4° / 228.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 37m / -13.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.23° / 1.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.91° / -0.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.71° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.