The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 9, 2078
Waning Crescent
6.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:13 AM
6:14 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.5%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1921
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 | 330.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.5° / 189.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 18m / 5.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.04° / -2.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.83° / 3.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.15° / 0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.