The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 9, 2141
Waxing Crescent
9.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:27 AM
11:45 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.8%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 363,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2700
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,300 km.
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.2° / 91.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 33m / 22.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.35° / 2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.66° / -3.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.60° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.