The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 9, 2070
Waning Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:02 AM
6:43 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1821
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 | 340.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.5° / 172.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 59m / 2.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.66° / 2.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.43° / -2.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.74° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.