The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 9, 2112
Waxing Gibbous
94.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 PM
5:32 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.7%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2342
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 153.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.5° / 2.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 33m / -4.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 203.04° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.91° / -6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.01° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.