The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 9, 2003
First Quarter
52.0% 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
12:57 PM
2:59 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.0%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 994
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 | 92.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.3° / 55.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 40m / 19.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.73° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.93° / -6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.02° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.5° |
| 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.