The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 9, 1992
First Quarter
50.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:08 PM
2:08 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.2%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 858
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.1° / 64.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 22m / 11.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.42° / -3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.32° / 5.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.27° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.