The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 9, 1967
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:05 AM
6:15 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 546
Events on this date
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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 | 2.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.0° / 162.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 49m / -18.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.21° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.32° / 7.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.61° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 313.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.