The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 9, 2061
Waning Gibbous
78.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:52 AM
9:37 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.3%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1711
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 | 235.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.5° / 252.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 08m / -27.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.03° / -5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.14° / 7.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -60.75° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.