The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 9, 2021
Waning Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:35 AM
6:41 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1216
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 | 336.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.2° / 178.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 42m / 6.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.15° / -3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.81° / 5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.95° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.