The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 9, 2078
Waning Crescent
10.3% 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
5:39 AM
2:41 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.3%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 381,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1918
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.3° / 205.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 03m / -26.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.08° / -3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.94° / 5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.09° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.