The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 9, 2141
Waxing Crescent
8.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:33 AM
9:17 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.6%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2698
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 33.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.4° / 124.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 33m / 2.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.75° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.48° / -5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.53° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.