The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 9, 1983
Waning Crescent
13.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:41 AM
3:25 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.3%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 745
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 | 317.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.5° / 213.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 41m / -13.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.84° / -4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.95° / 6.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.75° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.