The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 9, 2168
Waxing Crescent
5.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:05 AM
11:06 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.7%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 361,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3035
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,700 km.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.6° / 98.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 05m / 20.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.01° / -2.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.45° / 3.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.42° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.