The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 9, 2162
Waning Crescent
21.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:21 AM
3:43 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.3%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 397,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2959
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 | 305.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.0° / 216.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 43m / -8.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.22° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.44° / -6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.24° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.