The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 9, 2014
Waxing Gibbous
76.8% 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
1:40 PM
3:36 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.8%
- Age
- 9.8 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1127
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 | 122.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.6° / 47.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 32m / 19.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.28° / -3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.62° / 5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 61.68° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.