The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 9, 1959
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:55 AM
8:39 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 449
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 | 17.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.4° / 134.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 18m / 11.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.16° / -2.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.39° / 3.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.21° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.