The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 9, 2056
Waning Crescent
34.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:22 AM
12:44 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.4%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1646
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 | 288.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.6° / 239.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 32m / -17.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.01° / 4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.54° / -4.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.18° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.