The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 9, 2176
Waxing Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:21 AM
10:02 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 357,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3134
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,300 km.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.7° / 111.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 43m / 24.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.06° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.78° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.09° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 232.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.