The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 9, 2184
Waning Crescent
7.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:21 AM
3:37 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3229
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 | 327.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.8° / 204.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 18m / -17.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.59° / 4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.47° / -4.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.04° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.