The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 9, 2032
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 AM
8:55 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1353
Events on this date
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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.
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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 | 1.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.7° / 131.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 15m / 16.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.83° / -1.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.95° / 1.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.45° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.