The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 9, 2173
Waning Crescent
11.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:39 AM
2:29 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.1%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 361,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3093
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 | 321.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.5° / 205.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 58m / -27.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.75° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.87° / 7.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.76° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.