The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 9, 2148
Waning Gibbous
74.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:23 AM
10:32 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.1%
- Age
- 20.4 days
- Distance
- 389,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2786
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 | 241.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.6° / 257.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 24m / -18.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.52° / 4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.43° / -4.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -67.95° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.