The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 9, 2160
Waxing Crescent
9.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:26 AM
11:36 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.4%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 378,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2935
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 35.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.5° / 92.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 32m / 21.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.83° / 2.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.10° / -2.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.80° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.