The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 9, 1964
Waning Crescent
14.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:48 AM
2:21 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.4%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 508
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 | 315.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.4° / 214.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 24m / -22.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.45° / 0.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.53° / 0.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.46° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.