The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 9, 1938
Waxing Gibbous
68.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:45 PM
2:52 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.8%
- Age
- 9.1 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 187
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 | 112.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.3° / 54.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 44m / 21.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.33° / -0.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.63° / 1.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 64.70° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.