The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 9, 1921
Waxing Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:54 AM
10:38 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -20
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 | 23.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.7° / 103.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 44m / 18.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.89° / -3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.07° / 5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.03° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.