The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 9, 2117
First Quarter
45.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:42 AM
2:52 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.8%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 380,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2403
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.1° / 55.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 07m / 27.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.75° / 5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.49° / -6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.64° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.