The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 9, 2084
Waxing Crescent
18.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:16 AM
12:02 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.7%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1995
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 51.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.2° / 78.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 39m / 25.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.77° / 3.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.41° / -3.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.59° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.