The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 9, 1905
Waxing Crescent
23.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:10 AM
11:03 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.2%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -221
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 | 57.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.7° / 102.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 10m / 3.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.66° / -3.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.40° / 4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.84° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.