The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 9, 2027
Waxing Crescent
8.7% 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
8:45 AM
9:15 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.7%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 394,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1288
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 | 34.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.2° / 124.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 36m / 0.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.87° / 2.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.58° / -3.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.02° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.