The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 9, 1935
Waxing Crescent
42.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:12 PM
1:56 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.3%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 153
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 80.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.4° / 66.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 44m / 16.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.04° / -1.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.51° / 2.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.67° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.