The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 9, 2043
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:23 AM
9:50 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 357,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1489
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 | 7.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.9° / 116.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 33m / 23.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.48° / 3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.10° / -4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.31° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 232.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.