The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 9, 1913
Waxing Crescent
12.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:24 AM
11:37 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.6%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- -119
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 | 41.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.6° / 89.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 58m / 28.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.60° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.32° / -6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.84° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.