The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 9, 2174
Waxing Gibbous
55.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:45 PM
3:36 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.5%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3108
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 | 96.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.8° / 48.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 56m / 25.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.17° / 4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.54° / -5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.42° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.