The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 9, 2129
Waning Gibbous
74.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 AM
10:31 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.5%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2551
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 | 240.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 60.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.8° / 258.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 20m / -18.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.59° / 4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.20° / -5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -64.16° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.