The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 9, 2103
Waxing Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 AM
11:37 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2230
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 | 34.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.0° / 92.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 22m / 22.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.06° / 4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.74° / -4.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.22° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.