The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 9, 2152
Waxing Crescent
25.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:06 AM
12:59 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.2%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 376,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2837
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 60.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.8° / 71.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 27m / 26.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.60° / 4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.00° / -4.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.09° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.