The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 9, 2103
Waxing Crescent
9.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 AM
9:27 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.4%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2228
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 | 35.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.3° / 122.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 36m / 2.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.62° / 4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.80° / -5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.16° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.