The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 9, 1969
Last Quarter
48.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:17 AM
11:14 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.7%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 572
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.3° / 240.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 36m / -26.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.32° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.33° / 6.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.43° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.