The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 9, 2171
Waxing Crescent
20.2% 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
10:00 AM
10:42 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.2%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3069
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, and Saturn gathered
All within 1.0° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 53.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 106.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 57m / 2.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.96° / -3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.21° / 5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.44° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.