The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 9, 2160
Waxing Crescent
5.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:14 AM
8:31 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.0%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2933
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 | 25.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.1° / 134.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 00m / -1.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.82° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.52° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.92° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.