The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Waxing Crescent
34.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:10 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.9%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1090
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 | 72.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.1° / 84.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 56m / 16.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.81° / 4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.40° / -4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.70° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.