The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 9, 2013
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:06 AM
8:28 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1117
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 2.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
-
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 | 356.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.4° / 140.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 51m / 16.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.24° / 0.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.51° / 0.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.63° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.