The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 9, 1928
Waning Gibbous
80.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:25 AM
9:33 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.3%
- Age
- 19.4 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 66
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 232.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.9° / 256.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 51m / -25.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.51° / -2.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.72° / 3.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -58.54° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.