The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 9, 2166
Waxing Gibbous
74.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 PM
3:52 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.5%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3010
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 | 119.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 60.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.3° / 42.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 20m / 6.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.42° / 1.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.73° / -1.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.79° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.