The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 9, 1912
Last Quarter
53.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:45 AM
11:03 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.4%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 393,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -135
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.3° / 254.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 51m / -18.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.89° / -1.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.08° / 3.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.45° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.