The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 9, 1987
Waxing Gibbous
80.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:34 PM
5:10 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.0%
- Age
- 11.1 days
- Distance
- 397,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 795
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 | 126.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.6° / 27.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 59m / 16.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.16° / 3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.55° / -4.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 48.84° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.