The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 9, 1974
Waning Gibbous
91.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:29 PM
8:23 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.2%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 389,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 634
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 | 214.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.1° / 274.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 24m / -21.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.91° / -2.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.75° / 3.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.26° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.