The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 9, 1933
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:52 PM
5:43 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 128
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.2° / 317.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 44m / -20.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.96° / -4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.72° / 6.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.02° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 233.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.