The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 9, 2108
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:42 AM
7:19 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2292
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 | 343.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.6° / 166.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 05m / 10.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.87° / -1.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.73° / 3.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.22° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.