The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 9, 2086
Waning Crescent
22.8% 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
3:52 AM
1:26 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.8%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2017
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 | 303.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.7° / 224.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 36m / -22.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.43° / 0.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.03° / 0.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.43° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.