The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 9, 2046
Waxing Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:55 AM
9:48 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1523
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 | 40.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.3° / 116.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 59m / 4.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.57° / 3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.03° / -4.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.22° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.