The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 9, 2046
Waxing Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:42 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1526
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 | 42.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.8° / 81.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 07m / 26.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.56° / 2.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.64° / -3.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.17° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.