The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 9, 2038
Waxing Crescent
25.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:27 AM
11:17 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.7%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1424
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,300 km.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 60.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.7° / 100.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 28m / 3.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.69° / -5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.24° / 7.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.54° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.