The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 9, 1952
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:57 PM
5:46 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 363
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.1° / 314.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 51m / -21.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.65° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.23° / 6.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.77° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 221.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.