The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 9, 2187
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 AM
7:11 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3267
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 | 13.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.7° / 150.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 29m / -13.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.95° / -3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.19° / 5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.78° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.