The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 9, 1997
Waxing Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 AM
10:46 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 919
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 | 29.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.0° / 104.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 12m / 13.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.37° / -4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.04° / 5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.07° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.