The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 9, 2039
Waning Gibbous
99.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:41 PM
8:09 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 380,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1436
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 186.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.2° / 337.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 06m / 16.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.70° / 4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.06° / -4.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.95° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.8° |
| 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.