The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 9, 1993
Waning Gibbous
88.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:55 PM
8:44 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.6%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 869
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 | 219.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.1° / 270.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 47m / -21.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.32° / -1.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.86° / 2.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.06° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.