The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 9, 2133
Waxing Crescent
26.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:19 AM
1:05 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.9%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2602
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.6° / 70.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 36m / 25.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.50° / 3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.15° / -4.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.91° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.