The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 9, 2124
Waning Crescent
27.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:18 AM
1:00 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.9%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2487
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 | 296.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.6° / 231.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 02m / -21.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.51° / 0.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.01° / -0.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.68° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.