The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 9, 1932
Waxing Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:04 AM
9:13 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 113
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 35.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.5° / 124.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 41m / -2.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.86° / -0.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.30° / 0.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.88° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.