The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 9, 2172
Waning Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:14 PM
7:24 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 364,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3083
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 189.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.9° / 306.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 50m / -11.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 209.57° / 0.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.26° / 0.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.16° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.