The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 9, 2121
Waning Gibbous
61.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:03 AM
11:13 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.6%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2452
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 | 256.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.6° / 243.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 29m / -25.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.53° / -1.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.86° / 3.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.76° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.