The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 9, 2062
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:54 AM
6:16 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 396,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1721
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.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.9° / 163.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 48m / -16.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.51° / -3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.14° / 5.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.57° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 311.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.