The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 9, 2064
Last Quarter
48.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:26 AM
11:01 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.3%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 378,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1745
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.0° / 247.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 16m / -23.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.87° / -5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.90° / 7.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.53° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.