The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 9, 2198
Waxing Crescent
10.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:43 AM
11:45 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.4%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3406
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 | 37.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.2° / 89.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 47m / 21.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.91° / -1.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.54° / 2.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.36° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.