The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 9, 2038
Waxing Crescent
21.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:59 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.0%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1426
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 | 54.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.7° / 81.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 53m / 20.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.31° / -2.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.20° / 3.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.55° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.