The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 9, 2173
Waning Crescent
9.2% 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
5:50 AM
5:14 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.2%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 372,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3095
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 324.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.5° / 190.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 09m / -8.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.10° / -2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.79° / 3.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.73° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.