The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 9, 2054
Waxing Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 AM
9:44 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 385,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1624
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 | 17.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.6° / 117.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 27m / 9.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.75° / -4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.11° / 6.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.88° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.