The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 9, 2044
Waxing Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:31 PM
5:43 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1500
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 147.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.9° / 9.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 15m / 5.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.72° / 0.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.17° / 0.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.48° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.