The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 9, 1937
Waning Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:14 AM
4:34 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 384,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 174
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.6° / 190.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 08m / -16.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.55° / 3.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.89° / -3.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.49° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.