The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 9, 2135
Waning Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:42 AM
4:31 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2625
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.1° / 196.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 42m / -12.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.32° / -4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.36° / 5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.09° / -0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.