The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 9, 2178
Last Quarter
53.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:31 AM
12:10 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.7%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3157
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.3° / 239.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 09m / -21.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.94° / 0.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.10° / -0.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.96° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.