The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 9, 2161
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:57 PM
6:08 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2948
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 10:57 AM, is deepest at 12:31 PM and ends at 2:06 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.0° / 312.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 06m / -18.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.21° / -1.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.94° / 2.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.23° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 207.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.