The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 9, 2158
Waxing Gibbous
85.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:26 PM
4:59 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.0%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 394,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2910
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 134.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.3° / 25.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 21m / 7.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.18° / -2.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.03° / 3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 51.21° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.