The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 9, 2098
First Quarter
55.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:28 AM
1:35 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.0%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2166
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.7° / 65.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 37m / 22.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.10° / 2.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.49° / -2.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.25° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.