The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 9, 2182
Waxing Crescent
37.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:38 AM
1:26 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.6%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 3207
Events on this date
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Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 75.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.1° / 69.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 23m / 18.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.47° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.31° / 7.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.05° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.