The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 9, 2027
Waxing Crescent
8.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 AM
11:38 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.7%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1290
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 | 33.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.6° / 92.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 19m / 23.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.40° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.56° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.02° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.