The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 9, 2136
First Quarter
53.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:14 PM
2:58 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.8%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 384,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2639
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.2° / 55.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 49m / 17.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.70° / 3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.89° / -4.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.80° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.