The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 9, 2080
Waning Gibbous
74.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:01 AM
9:49 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.1%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1945
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 | 241.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.5° / 250.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 24m / -28.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.99° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.94° / 6.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -58.47° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.