The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 9, 2126
Waning Gibbous
90.7% 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
11:30 PM
8:44 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.7%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 374,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2515
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 | 215.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.4° / 274.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 35m / -18.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.14° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.37° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.15° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.