The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 9, 2079
Waxing Gibbous
60.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:14 PM
3:57 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.4%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1933
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 | 101.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.8° / 44.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 22m / 24.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.89° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.88° / -6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.09° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.