The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 9, 1944
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:33 PM
8:53 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 261
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 11:20 PM, is deepest at 1:14 AM and ends at 3:08 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.1° / 324.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 50m / 14.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.53° / 1.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.00° / -1.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.59° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.4° |
| 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.