The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 9, 2057
Waxing Crescent
29.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:42 AM
1:10 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.1%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1662
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 | 65.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.3° / 70.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 48m / 22.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.66° / 1.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.30° / -1.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.70° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.