The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 9, 1948
New Moon
0.3% 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
7:44 AM
5:32 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 310
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,700 km.
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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 | 355.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.8° / 170.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 17m / -20.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.33° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.48° / 7.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.78° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 21.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.