The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 9, 2034
Waning Gibbous
72.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 AM
10:47 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.0%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1376
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 243.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.9° / 256.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 34m / -18.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.83° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.37° / -6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -69.50° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.