The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 9, 2059
Waning Crescent
10.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 AM
4:55 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.7%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 362,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1685
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 | 322.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.8° / 191.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 01m / -11.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.95° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.63° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.27° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.