The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 9, 1922
Waxing Gibbous
91.8% 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
3:37 PM
5:12 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.8%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 364,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -11
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 146.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.3° / 25.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 12m / 17.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.18° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.01° / 7.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.51° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.1° |
| 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.