The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 9, 2188
Waxing Gibbous
94.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:52 PM
6:15 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.1%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3281
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 152.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.9° / 0.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 41m / 7.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.76° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.44° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.01° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.