The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 9, 2045
Last Quarter
46.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 AM
12:35 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.9%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1512
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.7° / 231.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 45m / -24.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.89° / -3.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.00° / 4.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.92° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.