The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 9, 2033
Waxing Gibbous
80.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:07 PM
3:58 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.8%
- Age
- 9.8 days
- Distance
- 391,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1362
Events on this date
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Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 128.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.3° / 42.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 57m / 18.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.32° / -4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.48° / 6.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 57.90° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.