The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 9, 1915
Waning Crescent
23.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:10 AM
12:59 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.1%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -98
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 302.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.4° / 222.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 27m / -27.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.70° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.70° / 6.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.55° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.