The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 9, 2054
Waxing Crescent
3.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:28 AM
8:00 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1622
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.5° / 140.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 56m / -7.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.38° / -0.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.78° / 1.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.89° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.