The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 9, 2163
Waxing Crescent
32.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:24 AM
12:54 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.4%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2973
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 | 69.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.5° / 75.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 56m / 15.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.04° / -5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.07° / 7.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.85° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.