The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 9, 2040
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:45 AM
7:15 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 390,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1451
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.8° / 168.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 05m / 9.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.42° / -2.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.98° / 4.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.76° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.