The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 9, 1903
Waxing Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:39 PM
5:14 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 360,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -246
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 147.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.4° / 24.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 12m / 17.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.12° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.89° / 7.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.32° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.