The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 9, 1910
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:42 AM
5:36 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -160
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.0° / 170.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 18m / -20.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.57° / -4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.09° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.64° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 22.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.