The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 9, 1936
Waning Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:28 PM
8:16 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 162
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 | 204.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.5° / 315.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 57m / 1.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.69° / -4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.98° / 6.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.67° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 123.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.