The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 9, 2119
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:57 AM
9:03 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2428
Events on this date
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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 | 359.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.4° / 129.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 59m / 21.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.55° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.62° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.48° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 165.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.