The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 9, 2130
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:26 AM
7:37 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2562
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.7° / 146.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 40m / -11.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.43° / -2.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.76° / 4.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.02° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.