The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 9, 2170
Waning Crescent
33.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:42 AM
12:32 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.2%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 386,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3056
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 | 289.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.5° / 236.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 37m / -21.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.74° / 0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.38° / 0.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.67° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.