The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Waning Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:20 AM
3:44 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1213
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 | 334.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.8° / 194.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 51m / -24.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.28° / -3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.74° / 4.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.88° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.