The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 9, 2037
Waning Crescent
29.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:16 AM
2:31 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.6%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1413
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 294.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.8° / 219.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 08m / -17.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.30° / -0.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.81° / 1.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.56° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.