The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 9, 2081
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 AM
8:45 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 396,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1958
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.2° / 133.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 26m / 11.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.17° / 2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.49° / -2.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.74° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 219.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.