The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 9, 1962
Waxing Crescent
29.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:37 AM
11:45 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.1%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 484
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 | 65.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.6° / 96.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 42m / 5.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.53° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.18° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.60° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.