The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 9, 1972
Waning Crescent
29.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 AM
12:30 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.1%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 607
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 | 294.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.8° / 229.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 53m / -26.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.94° / -4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.45° / 6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.78° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.