The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 9, 1955
Waning Gibbous
94.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:48 PM
6:55 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.4%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 399
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 | 207.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.3° / 294.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 51m / -19.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.27° / -3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.96° / 4.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.99° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.