The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 9, 1924
Waxing Crescent
21.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:08 AM
10:53 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.9%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 14
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 | 55.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.9° / 104.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 02m / 2.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.24° / -3.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.15° / 5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.21° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.