The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 9, 2010
Waning Crescent
21.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:33 AM
3:39 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.1%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1079
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 305.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.7° / 214.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 45m / -10.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.16° / 3.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.66° / -3.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.40° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.