The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 9, 2045
Waning Crescent
44.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:48 AM
1:28 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.9%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1513
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 | 275.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.1° / 237.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 51m / -13.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.39° / -0.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.92° / 0.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.98° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.