The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 9, 2083
Last Quarter
50.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:14 AM
10:54 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.0%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1980
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 | 270.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.1° / 248.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 10m / -23.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.31° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.15° / 7.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.35° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.