The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 9, 2009
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:37 PM
6:11 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 396,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1068
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.3° / 298.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 25m / -23.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.92° / -4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.62° / 6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.94° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 146.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.