The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 9, 2152
Waxing Crescent
14.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:44 AM
9:56 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.6%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2834
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 | 44.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.9° / 115.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 25m / -1.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.95° / -4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.68° / 6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.25° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.