The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 9, 2005
Waxing Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:25 AM
9:17 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 380,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1018
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 | 10.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.3° / 124.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 51m / 12.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.10° / 0.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.19° / -0.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.76° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.