The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 9, 2020
Waning Gibbous
96.2% 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
10:15 PM
8:16 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 360,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1203
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 | 202.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.3° / 291.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 45m / -11.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.42° / 3.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.53° / -4.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.27° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.