The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 9, 2043
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 AM
5:51 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 376,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1485
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.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.4° / 168.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 29m / -19.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.62° / -3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.87° / 6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.40° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 7.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.