The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 9, 2048
Waning Crescent
9.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:21 AM
5:51 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.6%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1550
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 | 324.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.1° / 206.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 44m / 10.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.03° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.84° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.08° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.