The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 9, 2180
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:59 PM
6:11 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 357,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3183
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 10:31 AM, is deepest at 11:59 AM and ends at 1:26 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 0.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 100.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.4° / 312.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 09m / -18.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.84° / -0.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.34° / 1.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.42° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 201.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.