The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 9, 2131
Waxing Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:21 PM
6:04 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2576
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
28° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 147.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.9° / 6.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 18m / 9.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.69° / 4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.05° / -5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.41° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.