The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 9, 2198
Waxing Crescent
12.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:52 AM
9:54 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.7%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 396,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3403
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 | 41.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.9° / 115.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 02m / 5.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.58° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.06° / -5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.29° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.