The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 9, 2166
Waxing Gibbous
71.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:47 PM
4:10 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.9%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3009
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 | 115.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.6° / 40.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 11m / 14.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.80° / -1.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.50° / 2.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 69.80° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.