The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 9, 2169
Waxing Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 PM
5:48 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 378,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3047
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 | 161.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.7° / 349.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 02m / -7.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 211.06° / 4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.65° / -5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.83° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.