The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 9, 2069
Waning Gibbous
90.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:36 PM
8:45 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.1%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 396,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1810
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 | 216.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.0° / 272.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 44m / -19.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.18° / 3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.35° / -4.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -42.15° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.