The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 9, 2075
Waning Crescent
26.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:03 AM
3:18 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.6%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 384,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1884
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 | 298.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.7° / 221.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 20m / -9.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.31° / -4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.24° / 6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.01° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.