The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 9, 1919
Waxing Gibbous
71.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:53 PM
3:08 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.1%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -48
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 | 114.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.5° / 51.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 54m / 22.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.72° / -0.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.95° / 1.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.50° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.