The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 9, 2116
Waning Crescent
14.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:14 AM
2:04 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.1%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2388
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 316.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.7° / 210.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 28m / -27.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.29° / -4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.23° / 6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.34° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.