The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 9, 2197
Last Quarter
47.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:52 AM
12:51 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.4%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3392
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.5° / 236.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 40m / -19.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.56° / 2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.47° / -2.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.76° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.