The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 9, 2116
Waning Crescent
11.7% 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
5:48 AM
4:45 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.7%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2390
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 | 320.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.6° / 194.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 54m / -11.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.36° / -4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.56° / 6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.48° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.