The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 9, 1912
Last Quarter
47.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:01 AM
12:01 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.3%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -132
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.0° / 245.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 43m / -18.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.91° / -4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.95° / 6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.29° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.