The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 9, 2031
Waning Gibbous
91.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:37 PM
8:29 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.2%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1340
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,800 km.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 214.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.5° / 272.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 31m / -21.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.29° / 2.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.84° / -2.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -34.53° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.