The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 9, 2149
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:27 AM
7:33 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2797
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 | 16.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.3° / 146.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 41m / -11.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.32° / -3.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.57° / 4.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.22° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.