The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 9, 2033
Waxing Gibbous
80.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:16 PM
3:52 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.2%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1365
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 127.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.0° / 41.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 43m / -0.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.45° / -2.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.63° / 3.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 53.80° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.