The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 9, 1967
New Moon
0.0% 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
6:18 AM
8:56 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 549
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. From Columbus, 8% of the Sun is covered at 9:42 AM.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.8° / 131.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 04m / 18.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.83° / 1.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.05° / -1.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.31° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 208.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -3.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.