The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 9, 2127
Waning Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:37 AM
7:01 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2527
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 | 340.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.5° / 172.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 52m / 9.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.18° / -2.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.52° / 3.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.79° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.