The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 9, 2157
Waxing Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:21 AM
10:00 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2899
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 | 9.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.9° / 111.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 40m / 24.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.49° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.39° / -6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.89° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 231.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.