The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 9, 2171
Waxing Crescent
15.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.3%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3071
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 | 45.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.4° / 84.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 14m / 22.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.70° / 1.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.84° / -1.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.53° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.