The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 9, 2134
Waning Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:23 PM
7:01 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 380,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2614
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 195.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.9° / 286.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 09m / -22.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.66° / -1.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.70° / 2.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.56° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.