The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 9, 2103
Waxing Crescent
11.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.7%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2231
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.1° / 85.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 53m / 24.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.35° / 1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.87° / -1.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.20° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.