The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 9, 1978
Waxing Crescent
4.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:21 AM
9:18 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.7%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 392,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 684
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 | 24.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.7° / 123.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 51m / 12.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.18° / -3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.30° / 4.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.38° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.