The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 9, 1986
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 AM
6:48 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 781
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 3.8° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.8° / 155.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 12m / -15.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.13° / -4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.13° / 6.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.59° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.