The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 9, 2058
Waning Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:20 PM
7:15 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1674
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 | 196.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.6° / 288.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 16m / -20.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.68° / 0.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.78° / -0.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.74° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.