The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 9, 1980
Waning Crescent
37.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:29 AM
12:49 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.0%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 708
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 | 285.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.4° / 239.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 28m / -17.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.16° / 1.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.61° / -2.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.87° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.