The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 9, 1981
Waxing Crescent
31.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:54 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.1%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 721
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 | 67.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.4° / 81.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 49m / 20.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.33° / -3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.79° / 4.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.25° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.