The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 9, 2089
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:37 AM
5:28 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2054
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.5° / 179.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 50m / -12.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.45° / 4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.99° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.57° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.