The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 9, 1960
Waxing Gibbous
91.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:28 PM
5:11 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.2%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 459
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 | 145.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.4° / 26.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 06m / 17.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.70° / -4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.69° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.07° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.