The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 9, 2037
Waning Crescent
27.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 AM
3:12 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.6%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1414
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 296.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.2° / 222.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 14m / -8.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.12° / -3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.73° / 5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.61° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.