The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 9, 2067
Waning Crescent
21.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:25 AM
3:44 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.1%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1784
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,800 km.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 305.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.6° / 215.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 45m / -8.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.42° / 4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.15° / -5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.60° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.