The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 9, 1943
Waxing Crescent
25.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:31 AM
12:30 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.3%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 252
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 60.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.6° / 77.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 18m / 19.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.34° / -2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.47° / 3.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.29° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.