The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 9, 2105
Waning Crescent
25.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:20 AM
3:40 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.9%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 372,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2255
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 | 299.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.8° / 229.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 08m / 0.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.08° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.70° / -6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.06° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.