The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 9, 2036
Waxing Gibbous
92.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:40 PM
5:26 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.8%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1399
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 | 148.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.5° / 22.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 22m / 18.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.39° / -3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.53° / 4.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.04° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.