The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 9, 2162
Waning Crescent
18.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:51 AM
4:29 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.4%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2960
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 | 309.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.8° / 221.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 48m / 2.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.52° / 3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.54° / -4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.27° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.