The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 9, 2081
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:07 AM
6:56 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1956
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.7° / 155.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 15m / -13.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.93° / -2.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.86° / 3.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.75° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.