The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 9, 2002
Waning Crescent
7.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:19 AM
5:57 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.4%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 981
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 | 328.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.8° / 190.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 12m / 2.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.69° / -4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.59° / 6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.14° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.