The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 9, 1945
Waning Crescent
11.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:06 AM
3:46 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.9%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 378,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 273
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 | 319.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.3° / 195.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 45m / -22.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.30° / 0.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.92° / -0.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.32° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.