The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 9, 1910
New Moon
0.4% 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
5:41 AM
8:27 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -156
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.1° / 146.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 31m / 18.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.94° / -0.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.90° / 0.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.00° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.