The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 9, 2104
Waxing Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:26 PM
5:42 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2243
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 | 173.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.7° / 324.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 37m / -19.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.87° / -3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.85° / 4.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.43° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.