The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 9, 2043
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:54 AM
8:16 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 359,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1487
Events on this date
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.0° / 143.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 05m / 7.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.88° / 0.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.38° / -0.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.39° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.