The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 9, 2153
Waning Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:45 PM
7:05 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2849
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
21° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 198.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.7° / 282.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 22m / -24.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.77° / -2.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.53° / 3.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.37° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.6° |
| 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.