The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 9, 2183
Waning Gibbous
95.8% 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
10:33 PM
7:58 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.8%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 385,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3220
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 | 203.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.1° / 285.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 45m / -17.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.19° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.85° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.40° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.