The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 9, 2028
Waning Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:06 PM
6:29 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 376,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1303
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
21° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 190.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.0° / 290.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 49m / -24.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.46° / -4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.91° / 5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.72° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 125.4° |
| 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.