The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 9, 1927
Waxing Gibbous
57.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:08 PM
1:36 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.9%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 378,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 51
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 | 98.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 80.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.7° / 66.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 50m / 16.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.93° / -3.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.89° / 4.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.11° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.