The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 9, 2055
Waxing Gibbous
93.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:45 PM
6:00 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.5%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 359,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1636
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 | 150.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.0° / 3.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 29m / 6.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.34° / 2.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.86° / -2.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.25° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.