The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 9, 1980
Waning Crescent
30.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 AM
2:59 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.2%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 709
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 | 293.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.5° / 226.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 58m / -8.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.67° / -1.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.85° / 2.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.44° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.