The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 9, 2169
Waxing Gibbous
94.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:56 PM
6:18 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.5%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3046
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 | 153.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.2° / 359.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 44m / 7.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.38° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.36° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.82° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.