The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 9, 2060
Waxing Gibbous
59.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:49 AM
1:56 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.0%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1696
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.9° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Saturn 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 | 100.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 58.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.3° / 62.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 54m / 21.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.91° / 1.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.75° / -1.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.86° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.