The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 9, 1932
Waxing Crescent
13.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.9%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 116
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.0° / 79.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 10m / 28.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.28° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.16° / -6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.54° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.