The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 9, 2160
Waxing Crescent
14.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.1%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2936
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 | 44.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.1° / 84.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 16m / 22.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.62° / -1.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.46° / 1.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.76° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.