The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 9, 1951
Waxing Crescent
11.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:21 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.7%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 351
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.2° / 81.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 51m / 28.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.92° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.58° / -6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.96° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.