The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 9, 1970
Waxing Crescent
14.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 AM
11:33 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.8%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 386,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 585
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 | 44.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.4° / 91.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 05m / 26.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.35° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.23° / -6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.70° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.