The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 9, 2018
Waning Crescent
35.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:26 AM
2:25 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.1%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 396,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1179
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 | 287.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.0° / 229.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 37m / -11.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.53° / -2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.20° / 3.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.81° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.