The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 9, 2173
Waning Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:03 AM
6:29 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 383,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3096
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 | 332.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.6° / 189.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 21m / 9.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.12° / 0.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.57° / -0.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.77° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.