The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 9, 1975
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:21 AM
4:54 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 644
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 | 343.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.8° / 187.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 21m / -15.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.85° / 4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.26° / -4.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.93° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.