The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 9, 2178
Last Quarter
51.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:08 AM
12:57 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.6%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3158
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.1° / 244.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 16m / -12.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.59° / 3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.68° / -4.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.97° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.