The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 9, 2049
Waxing Crescent
44.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:04 PM
2:09 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.1%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1562
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.0° / 62.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 56m / 20.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.26° / -2.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.91° / 4.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.12° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.