The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 9, 2078
Waning Crescent
11.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:52 AM
4:53 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.0%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1920
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.8° / 192.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 00m / -11.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.76° / -4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.00° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.07° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.