The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 9, 2050
Waning Gibbous
94.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:43 PM
8:09 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.6%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1574
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 | 206.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.3° / 283.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 57m / -17.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.90° / -0.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.85° / 1.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.30° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.