The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 9, 1991
Waning Crescent
22.2% 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
4:12 AM
1:14 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.2%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 842
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 | 304.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.6° / 222.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 35m / -26.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.45° / -2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.10° / 4.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.60° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.