The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 9, 1900
Waxing Gibbous
78.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:03 PM
2:33 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.2%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -280
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 | 124.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.9° / 61.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 26m / -1.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.97° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.73° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.51° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.