The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 9, 2122
Waxing Crescent
14.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.8%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 372,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2466
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 | 45.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.9° / 82.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 17m / 23.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.98° / 0.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.32° / 0.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.37° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.