The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 9, 1905
Waxing Crescent
23.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:23 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.8%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 386,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -218
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 | 58.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.2° / 88.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 10m / 18.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.58° / -3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.65° / 5.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.19° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.