The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 9, 1965
First Quarter
53.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:48 AM
1:14 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.9%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 521
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.5° / 69.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 33m / 16.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.05° / -2.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.40° / 3.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.51° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.