The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 9, 1934
Waning Crescent
15.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:04 AM
4:50 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.9%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 380,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 140
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 | 313.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.5° / 217.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 00m / 4.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.60° / 3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.13° / -4.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.47° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.