The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 9, 2179
Waxing Crescent
5.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:01 AM
10:47 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.5%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3170
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 | 27.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.9° / 101.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 54m / 19.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.81° / 2.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.25° / -2.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.20° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.