The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 9, 2189
Waning Crescent
33.6% 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
2:41 AM
12:27 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.6%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 372,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3291
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 | 289.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.6° / 235.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 37m / -22.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.75° / -0.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.14° / 1.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.49° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.