The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 9, 1940
Waxing Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:04 AM
10:42 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 215
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 | 25.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.2° / 102.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 53m / 18.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.01° / -4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.15° / 5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.21° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.