The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 9, 2083
Last Quarter
46.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:14 AM
12:41 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.7%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1982
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.6° / 232.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 45m / -23.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.93° / -1.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.76° / 3.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.33° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.