The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 9, 1929
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:36 AM
9:27 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 362,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 79
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.8° / 123.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 27m / 19.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.21° / 0.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.32° / 0.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.71° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.