The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 9, 2198
Waxing Crescent
8.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 AM
11:22 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.8%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3405
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
-
Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 34.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.4° / 95.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 28m / 20.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.56° / 1.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.65° / -1.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.38° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.