The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 9, 2155
First Quarter
54.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:17 AM
1:36 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.1%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2871
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.4° / 66.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 27m / 22.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.16° / 4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.29° / -4.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.17° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.