The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 9, 2172
Waning Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:47 PM
7:01 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 358,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3084
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,700 km.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 198.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.2° / 281.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 22m / -24.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.93° / -3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.51° / 4.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.17° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.