The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 9, 1992
Waxing Crescent
30.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:53 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.1%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 390,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 855
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 | 66.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.6° / 90.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 31m / 14.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.48° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.58° / -5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.51° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.