The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 9, 2149
Waxing Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 AM
11:07 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 361,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2800
Events on this date
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Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.7° / 98.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 06m / 19.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.35° / -3.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.01° / 4.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.22° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.