The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 9, 2100
Waxing Crescent
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:57 AM
6:38 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 396,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2191
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 | 5.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.5° / 159.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 59m / -14.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.77° / -1.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.93° / 3.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.14° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.