The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 9, 2022
First Quarter
53.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:33 PM
3:27 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.8%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1228
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.2° / 50.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 47m / 25.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.99° / 4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.72° / -5.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.29° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.