The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 9, 2155
First Quarter
49.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:46 PM
2:45 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.5%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2874
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 | 89.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.7° / 57.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 27m / 18.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.12° / 3.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.51° / -4.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.20° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.