The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 9, 2097
Waning Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:11 AM
6:18 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2156
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.6° / 189.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 21m / 6.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.04° / -1.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.02° / 3.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.96° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.