The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 9, 2139
Waxing Gibbous
80.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:49 PM
4:48 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.8%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2675
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 | 127.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.0° / 30.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 56m / 11.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.33° / -1.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.45° / 2.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.00° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.