The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 9, 1933
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:13 PM
7:13 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 125
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 | 169.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.4° / 357.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 55m / 19.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.52° / 2.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.61° / -2.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.13° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.