The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 9, 1923
Waning Crescent
31.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:23 AM
2:51 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.8%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 4
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 | 291.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.8° / 229.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 43m / -7.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.55° / 0.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.74° / -0.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.00° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.