The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 9, 2143
Waning Crescent
22.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:49 AM
1:37 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.4%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2722
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 303.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.7° / 225.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 35m / -21.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.26° / 2.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.54° / -2.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.50° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.