The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 9, 2006
Waxing Gibbous
89.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:31 PM
5:42 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.1%
- Age
- 11.1 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1028
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 | 141.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.8° / 25.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 56m / 27.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.50° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.29° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 43.09° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.