The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 9, 2187
Waxing Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:20 AM
9:58 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 380,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3270
Events on this date
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Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.3° / 113.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 08m / 17.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.36° / -3.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.41° / 4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.85° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.