The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 9, 2077
Waning Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:26 PM
7:49 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1908
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 | 193.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.9° / 302.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 11m / -10.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 213.88° / 2.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.29° / -3.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.51° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.