The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 9, 2042
Waning Gibbous
85.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:55 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.4%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 397,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1475
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 224.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.7° / 263.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 09m / -24.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.89° / -3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.70° / 4.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -50.90° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.