The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 9, 2184
Waning Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:21 AM
6:42 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 358,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3231
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.1° / 169.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 09m / -0.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.78° / -1.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.25° / 2.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.21° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.