The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 9, 2036
Waxing Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 PM
6:17 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 385,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1402
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 | 171.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.8° / 330.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 42m / -10.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.44° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.64° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.85° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 315.8° |
| 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.