The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 9, 2143
Waning Crescent
26.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:01 AM
3:04 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.8%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2724
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 | 297.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.4° / 221.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 13m / -10.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.40° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.72° / -6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.42° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.