The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 9, 2026
Waning Gibbous
55.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:47 AM
11:40 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.3%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1277
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 | 264.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.1° / 236.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 02m / -26.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.88° / -4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.83° / 6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.13° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.7° |
| 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.