The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 9, 2178
Last Quarter
48.6% 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
1:23 AM
11:07 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.6%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 389,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3155
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.1° / 248.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 17m / -22.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.82° / -3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.13° / 5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.04° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.