The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 9, 2096
Waning Gibbous
95.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:01 PM
7:34 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2144
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 | 203.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.7° / 277.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 50m / -23.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.03° / -1.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.95° / 1.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.34° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.