The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 9, 2189
Waning Crescent
27.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:05 AM
3:11 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.6%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 396,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3294
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 | 296.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.4° / 221.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 18m / -10.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.48° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.70° / 7.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.44° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.