The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 9, 1907
Waning Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:21 AM
4:55 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 391,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- -194
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.1° / 211.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 10m / 2.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.05° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.74° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.83° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.