The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 9, 1943
Waxing Crescent
26.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:30 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.8%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 382,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 249
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 | 62.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.9° / 88.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 29m / 4.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.17° / -4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.53° / 6.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.89° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.1° |
| 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.