The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 9, 1957
Waxing Gibbous
78.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:06 PM
3:33 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.1%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 425
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 | 124.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.7° / 45.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 27m / -1.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.88° / -4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.76° / 6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 56.82° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.