The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 9, 2047
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:02 PM
5:49 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1538
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.3° / 312.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 55m / -21.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.54° / -4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.14° / 6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.65° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 215.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.