The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 9, 2086
Waning Crescent
15.9% 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
3:53 AM
4:55 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.9%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2020
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 | 313.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.7° / 218.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 03m / 5.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.84° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.75° / -5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.48° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.