The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 9, 2187
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:46 AM
8:54 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 393,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3269
Events on this date
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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Mars and Saturn close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.6° / 129.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 51m / 6.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.10° / -4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.61° / 6.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.87° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.