The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 9, 2029
Waning Crescent
13.5% 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
5:01 AM
2:26 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.5%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1312
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 | 316.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.4° / 212.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 36m / -23.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.17° / -0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.23° / 1.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.20° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.