The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 9, 2018
Waning Crescent
30.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:46 AM
1:02 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.9%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1176
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 292.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.6° / 236.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 51m / -17.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.55° / 4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.31° / -5.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.75° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.