The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 9, 2048
Waning Crescent
22.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:00 AM
1:23 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.2%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1547
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,100 km.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 303.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.0° / 223.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 36m / -24.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.46° / -1.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.42° / 2.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.83° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.5° |
| 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.