The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 9, 2046
Waxing Crescent
9.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:16 AM
11:45 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.7%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 394,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1525
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 35.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.1° / 90.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 29m / 23.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.91° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.22° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.22° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.