The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 9, 2130
Waxing Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:05 AM
10:50 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2565
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 | 25.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.0° / 101.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 55m / 18.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.58° / -3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.39° / 5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.04° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.