The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 9, 1917
Waning Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:43 PM
7:01 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -70
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.6° / 280.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 22m / -24.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.32° / -1.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.29° / 2.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.64° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.