The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 9, 2115
Waning Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 PM
6:49 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2379
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 | 189.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.5° / 296.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 44m / -20.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.34° / -0.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.72° / 0.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.75° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.0° |
| 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.