The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 9, 1907
Waning Crescent
12.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:53 AM
2:45 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -197
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.5° / 211.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 38m / -21.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.77° / 2.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.78° / -1.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.23° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.