The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 9, 2051
Waning Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:58 AM
6:41 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1586
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.8° / 174.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 54m / 2.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.65° / 2.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.25° / -3.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.94° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.