The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 9, 2066
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:40 PM
6:11 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1772
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 | 169.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.1° / 337.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 29m / -8.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 190.10° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.09° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.87° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.