The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 9, 1991
Waning Crescent
27.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:14 AM
2:50 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.9%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 844
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 | 296.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.0° / 220.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 10m / -14.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.73° / 1.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.96° / -1.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.60° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.