The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 9, 2005
Waxing Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:52 AM
10:25 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 393,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1019
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.7° / 105.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 07m / 24.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.50° / 3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.41° / -4.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.67° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.