The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 9, 1984
First Quarter
45.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:20 AM
12:27 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.5%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 393,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 756
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.5° / 77.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 52m / 13.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.85° / -2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.66° / 3.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.87° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.6° |
| 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.