The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 9, 2092
Waxing Crescent
8.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 AM
11:23 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.6%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2095
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 | 33.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.8° / 94.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 34m / 19.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.81° / -4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.30° / 5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.20° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.