The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 9, 1934
Waning Crescent
24.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:57 AM
12:50 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.9%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 366,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 137
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 | 300.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.3° / 224.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 18m / -27.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.66° / -4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.56° / 6.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.36° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.