The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 9, 2040
Waning Crescent
11.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:19 AM
2:32 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.8%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1448
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.0° / 208.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 47m / -25.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.53° / -2.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.13° / 4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.49° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.