The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 9, 2171
Waxing Crescent
18.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:16 AM
12:18 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.1%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 396,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3072
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 | 50.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.6° / 76.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 41m / 27.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.03° / 3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.68° / -4.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.49° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.