The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 9, 1989
Waxing Crescent
15.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:15 AM
10:26 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.9%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 363,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 818
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 | 46.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.8° / 110.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 24m / 5.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.80° / 2.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.71° / -2.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.46° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.