The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 9, 2040
Waning Crescent
4.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 AM
6:09 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.5%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1450
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.5° / 175.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 55m / -5.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.54° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.20° / 6.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.68° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 54.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.