The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 9, 2071
Waxing Gibbous
73.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:04 PM
4:01 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.4%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1834
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 | 117.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.9° / 41.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 16m / 11.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.72° / -4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.13° / 5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 64.45° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.