The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 9, 2039
Waning Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:22 PM
7:20 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 358,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1439
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 | 196.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.8° / 288.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 17m / -19.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.88° / 1.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.60° / -1.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.95° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.8° |
| 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.