The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 9, 1945
Waning Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:21 AM
6:01 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 276
Events on this date
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.0° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.4° / 189.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 13m / 2.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.78° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.18° / 7.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.94° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.