The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 9, 2132
Waning Crescent
38.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 AM
2:00 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.4%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 385,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2589
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 | 283.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.4° / 229.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 27m / -14.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.00° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.59° / 6.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.22° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.