The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 9, 2181
Waning Crescent
19.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:29 AM
3:59 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.2%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 380,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3194
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 308.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.0° / 213.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 56m / -7.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.51° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.57° / -5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.05° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.