The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 9, 1997
Waxing Crescent
9.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:48 AM
11:26 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.4%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 386,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 920
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 | 35.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.9° / 94.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 37m / 18.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.45° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.10° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.99° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.