The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 9, 2054
Waxing Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:07 AM
10:43 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1625
Events on this date
-
Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 7.5° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.6° / 103.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 55m / 17.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.42° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.40° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.83° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.