The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 9, 2096
Waning Gibbous
96.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:06 PM
8:03 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.8%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2143
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 200.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.9° / 291.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 39m / -13.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.56° / 1.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.90° / -1.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.29° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.