The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 9, 2073
Waxing Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 AM
8:38 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1857
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 | 28.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.1° / 131.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 28m / -5.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.46° / -1.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.15° / 3.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.08° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.