The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 9, 2117
First Quarter
53.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:08 PM
2:58 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.2%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2404
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.2° / 55.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 45m / 17.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.54° / 4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.82° / -4.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.61° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.