The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 9, 2065
Waxing Crescent
15.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:04 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.3%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1761
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 | 45.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.2° / 80.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 25m / 25.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.58° / 2.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.82° / -2.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.35° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.