The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 9, 2104
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:36 PM
6:14 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2242
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 | 170.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.9° / 337.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 30m / -8.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 190.15° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.22° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.46° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.