The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 9, 2184
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 AM
7:56 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 358,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3232
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,500 km.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 350.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.7° / 152.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 38m / 10.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.52° / -4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.41° / 6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.25° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 44.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.