The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 9, 2149
Waxing Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:13 AM
9:53 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 358,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2799
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus 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 | 18.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.7° / 116.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 32m / 9.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.75° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.41° / 7.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.26° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.