The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 9, 2165
Waning Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:04 AM
4:36 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 358,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2994
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.4° / 191.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 09m / -16.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.81° / 3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.16° / -4.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.44° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.