The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 9, 2087
First Quarter
51.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:18 PM
2:05 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.3%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2033
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.8° / 64.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 26m / 9.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.70° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.01° / 7.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.66° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.