The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 9, 2059
Waning Crescent
12.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:19 AM
2:26 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.2%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1683
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.2° / 208.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 46m / -26.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.30° / -3.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.57° / 4.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.29° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.1° |
| 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.