The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 9, 2027
Waxing Crescent
13.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:42 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.6%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1291
Events on this date
-
Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,600 km.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.5° / 81.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 08m / 26.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.82° / 3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.14° / -4.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.97° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.