The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 9, 1979
Waxing Gibbous
94.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:06 PM
5:46 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.8%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 694
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 154.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.4° / 17.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 42m / 17.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.36° / -4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.75° / 6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.28° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.