The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 9, 2197
Waning Crescent
43.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:28 AM
1:46 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.7%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3393
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 | 277.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.7° / 241.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 51m / -8.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.09° / 4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.63° / -5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.78° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.