The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 9, 1902
Waxing Crescent
4.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:55 AM
9:45 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.7%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -255
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 | 24.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.0° / 116.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 48m / 19.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.00° / -3.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.58° / 4.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.34° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.