The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 9, 2076
Waxing Crescent
34.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:59 AM
1:29 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.4%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1896
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 | 71.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.3° / 67.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 11m / 23.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.41° / 0.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.52° / 0.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.95° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.