The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 9, 2132
Waning Crescent
45.1% 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
1:25 AM
11:55 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.1%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2586
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 1.2° of each other in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.0° / 249.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 37m / -16.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.96° / 2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.08° / -3.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.06° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.8° |
| 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.