The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 9, 2026
Last Quarter
48.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:28 AM
11:02 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.5%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1275
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.8° / 247.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 16m / -23.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.89° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.11° / 7.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.09° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.