The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 9, 2081
Waxing Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 AM
9:57 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 384,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1959
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 | 9.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.8° / 112.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 42m / 24.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.78° / 4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.99° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.68° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 232.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.