The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 9, 2068
First Quarter
54.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:37 PM
2:17 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.6%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1798
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.2° / 63.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 42m / 8.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.01° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.29° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.25° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.