The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 9, 1960
Waxing Gibbous
94.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 PM
4:50 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.4%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 380,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 461
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 | 152.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.8° / 24.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 32m / 2.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.34° / -0.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.60° / 0.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.36° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.