The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 9, 1973
First Quarter
44.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:55 AM
1:19 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.7%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 622
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.9° / 69.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 59m / 22.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.50° / -0.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.35° / 0.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.62° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.