The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 9, 1995
Waxing Gibbous
70.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 PM
2:56 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.0%
- Age
- 9.8 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 892
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 | 113.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.7° / 54.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 52m / 19.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.92° / -2.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.53° / 4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 65.47° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.