The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 9, 2000
Waxing Crescent
29.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:43 AM
12:40 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.0%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 956
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 | 64.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.4° / 74.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 39m / 20.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.09° / -2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.91° / 4.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.96° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.