The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 9, 2168
Waxing Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 AM
9:49 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3034
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 | 18.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.3° / 117.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 31m / 9.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.57° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.97° / 6.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.45° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.5° |
| 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.