The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 9, 2144
Waxing Crescent
28.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:07 AM
11:47 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.5%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2735
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 | 64.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.2° / 93.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 30m / 10.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.76° / 1.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.38° / -0.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.61° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.4° |
| 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.