The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 9, 2048
Waning Crescent
12.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:58 AM
4:52 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.7%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 387,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1549
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 | 318.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.9° / 203.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 35m / -3.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.02° / 4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.93° / -5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.01° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.