The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 9, 1931
Last Quarter
48.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:56 AM
12:54 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.9%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 103
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.9° / 236.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 33m / -18.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.53° / -4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.25° / 5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.38° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.