The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 9, 2165
Waning Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:21 AM
6:46 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 363,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2996
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.7° / 169.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 10m / -0.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.14° / -1.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.33° / 2.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.41° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.