The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 9, 1988
Last Quarter
51.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:05 AM
11:59 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.7%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 807
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.2° / 233.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 22m / -26.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.20° / -4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.38° / 6.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.73° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.