The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 9, 2144
Waxing Crescent
33.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:11 AM
1:04 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.1%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2737
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 69.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.6° / 72.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 01m / 19.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.23° / -4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.76° / 6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.48° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.