The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 9, 2024
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 AM
5:44 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1250
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 | 356.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.5° / 169.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 23m / -19.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.90° / -4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.43° / 6.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.82° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 16.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.