The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 9, 2032
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:34 AM
7:55 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1351
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.8° / 150.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 50m / 7.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.46° / 2.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.77° / -2.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.36° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.