The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 9, 1916
Waxing Crescent
38.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.3%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -85
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 76.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.5° / 80.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 07m / 18.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.84° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.38° / -6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.54° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.