The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 9, 2179
Waxing Crescent
8.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:31 AM
9:09 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.2%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3168
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.7° / 125.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 29m / 2.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.64° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.80° / -5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.10° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.