The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 9, 2025
Waxing Gibbous
91.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:53 PM
5:57 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.1%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1263
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 145.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.8° / 21.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 15m / 27.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.78° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.40° / -5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.31° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.