The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 9, 2047
Waxing Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:35 PM
6:09 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 357,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1537
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 | 168.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.7° / 339.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 24m / -7.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 188.63° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.37° / 6.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.67° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.