The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 9, 2041
Waxing Gibbous
64.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:16 PM
3:37 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.2%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1464
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 | 106.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.9° / 47.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 38m / 13.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.83° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.25° / -5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 72.41° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.