The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 9, 2131
Waxing Gibbous
93.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:07 PM
5:26 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.5%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2577
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 150.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.1° / 6.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 20m / -2.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 199.49° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.56° / -6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.40° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.2° |
| 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.