The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 9, 2070
Waning Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:13 AM
4:54 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 388,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1819
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.6° / 188.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 21m / -14.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.10° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.24° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.75° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.