The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 9, 2068
Waxing Crescent
44.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:54 AM
12:31 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.6%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 378,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1795
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.9° / 76.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 45m / 18.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.43° / 2.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.88° / -1.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.49° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.