The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 9, 2030
Waxing Crescent
42.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:41 AM
12:27 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.8%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1325
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 | 81.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.3° / 77.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 36m / 18.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.52° / 3.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.15° / -3.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.90° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.