The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 9, 2053
Waning Gibbous
64.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:14 AM
11:25 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.9%
- Age
- 20.4 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1611
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 252.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.2° / 251.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 12m / -18.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.96° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.42° / -6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -73.29° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.