The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Waxing Gibbous
90.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:07 PM
5:40 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.1%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1265
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 | 143.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.8° / 13.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 01m / 7.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.38° / 1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.09° / -1.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 41.27° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.