The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 9, 2059
Waning Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:19 AM
6:18 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1686
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.6° / 187.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 22m / 5.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.83° / -3.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.18° / 4.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.34° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.