The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 9, 2118
Waning Gibbous
78.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:44 AM
9:31 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.9%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2416
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 | 234.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.3° / 253.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 01m / -27.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.45° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.06° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.74° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.