The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 9, 2028
Waxing Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:07 PM
6:47 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1300
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 | 166.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.5° / 1.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 39m / 17.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.41° / -0.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.36° / 1.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.45° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.