The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 9, 2097
Waning Crescent
7.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 AM
3:15 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.0%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2153
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 | 329.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.8° / 198.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 36m / -26.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.44° / -4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.69° / 6.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.90° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.