The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 9, 2151
Waning Crescent
41.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:20 AM
1:37 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.8%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2824
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 | 279.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.8° / 231.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 09m / -16.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.39° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.20° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.79° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.6° |
| 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.