The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 9, 2113
Waning Crescent
43.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:33 AM
12:02 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.6%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2351
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 277.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.2° / 247.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 47m / -16.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.32° / 3.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.54° / -3.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.42° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.