The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 9, 2029
Waning Crescent
13.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:04 AM
5:13 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.5%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1315
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 | 317.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.8° / 215.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 16m / 7.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.51° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.38° / -6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.27° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.