The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 9, 2055
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
3:39 PM
5:30 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.8%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 366,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1634
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 | 149.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.1° / 22.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 25m / 19.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.93° / -2.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.20° / 4.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.25° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.