The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 9, 2086
Waning Crescent
22.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:17 AM
3:34 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.6%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2019
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 303.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.4° / 217.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 38m / -9.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.71° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.78° / -5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.42° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.