The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 9, 1973
First Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:17 PM
2:17 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 378,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 623
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.5° / 62.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 29m / 11.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.92° / -3.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.99° / 4.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.07° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.