The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 9, 2165
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:09 AM
7:53 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 373,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2997
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 | 350.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.0° / 153.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 35m / 10.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.84° / -3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.91° / 5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.45° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 46.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.