The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 9, 2101
Waxing Gibbous
81.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:25 PM
3:54 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.0%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 372,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2206
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 128.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.1° / 40.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 45m / -1.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.12° / -2.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.81° / 3.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 44.39° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.