The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 9, 1940
Waxing Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:55 AM
7:34 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 212
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 | 15.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.8° / 147.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 22m / -6.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.98° / 3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.85° / -4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.54° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 237.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.