The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 9, 2085
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:04 PM
5:58 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2008
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.1° / 310.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 05m / -21.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.72° / -3.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.08° / 4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.96° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 199.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.