The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 9, 2057
Waxing Crescent
26.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:25 AM
12:39 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.9%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1661
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,000 km.
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Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.6° / 74.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 28m / 22.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.62° / -1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.08° / 2.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.75° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.