The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 2, 2009
New Moon
47.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:54 AM
12:44 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.3%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1065
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 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.7° / 73.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 26m / 20.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.69° / 5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.53° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.11° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.