The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 9, 2023
Waning Gibbous
87.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:49 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.1%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1240
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 | 222.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.1° / 267.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 56m / -22.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.72° / -2.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.67° / 3.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.11° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.