The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 9, 2066
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:59 PM
5:49 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 361,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1773
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.2° / 313.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 56m / -20.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.63° / -4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.96° / 5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.15° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 219.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.