The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 9, 2084
Waxing Crescent
20.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:47 AM
12:24 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.4%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1996
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,300 km.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 53.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.8° / 77.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 00m / 23.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.64° / 0.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.95° / -0.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.54° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.