The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 9, 2130
Waxing Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:13 AM
9:49 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2564
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 | 18.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.7° / 117.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 29m / 9.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.09° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.91° / 7.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.07° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.