The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 9, 2036
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 PM
6:37 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1401
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 | 164.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.3° / 344.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 24m / 0.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 185.13° / 3.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.74° / -3.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.88° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 303.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.