The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 9, 2151
Waning Crescent
43.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:32 AM
12:53 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.9%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2823
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 277.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.2° / 229.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 58m / -23.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.70° / -3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.57° / 4.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.77° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.