The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 9, 2031
Waning Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:40 PM
8:00 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1339
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 205.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.8° / 284.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 48m / -17.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.95° / -1.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.57° / 2.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.49° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.