The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 9, 2007
Waning Gibbous
56.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:32 AM
10:37 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.9%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1040
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 | 262.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.7° / 256.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 36m / -19.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.81° / -4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.78° / 6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.29° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.