The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 9, 2155
First Quarter
47.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:51 AM
3:02 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.3%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2873
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.8° / 54.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 14m / 27.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.31° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.15° / -6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.22° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.