The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 9, 2019
Waxing Crescent
19.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:07 AM
10:37 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.9%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1189
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 | 52.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.1° / 107.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 57m / 0.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.32° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.52° / 7.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.36° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.