The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 9, 2119
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:35 AM
5:56 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 372,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2425
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.2° / 168.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 25m / -17.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.25° / -1.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.32° / 3.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.49° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 20.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.