The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 9, 2170
Waning Crescent
36.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:08 AM
1:38 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.3%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3058
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 | 286.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.4° / 222.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 38m / -22.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.05° / -4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.61° / 6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.59° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.