The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 9, 1962
Waxing Crescent
29.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:46 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.1%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 383,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 486
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 | 65.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.0° / 84.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 36m / 19.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.43° / -3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.05° / 5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.05° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.