The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 9, 1964
Waning Crescent
7.2% 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
6:02 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 366,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 511
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.6° / 189.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 15m / 2.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.28° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.85° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.74° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.7° |
| 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.