The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 9, 1959
Waxing Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:18 AM
8:13 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 447
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.1° / 138.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 53m / -4.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.91° / 2.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.65° / -2.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.74° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.