The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 9, 2026
Last Quarter
52.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:31 AM
12:40 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.3%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 394,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1278
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.9° / 240.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 18m / -17.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.57° / -1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.55° / 2.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.18° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.