The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 9, 1954
Waxing Crescent
42.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:33 AM
12:23 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.8%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 385
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 | 81.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.3° / 76.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 32m / 20.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.00° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.26° / -5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.95° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.