The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 9, 2159
Waning Gibbous
61.9% 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
1:57 AM
11:17 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.9%
- Age
- 20.8 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2922
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 | 256.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.1° / 244.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 26m / -23.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.95° / -0.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.65° / 1.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.16° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.