The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 9, 2099
Waning Gibbous
77.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:36 AM
9:30 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.1%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2180
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 237.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.8° / 253.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 02m / -27.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.24° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.17° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -50.10° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.