The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 9, 2077
Waning Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 PM
8:44 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1906
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Feb 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 199.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.5° / 323.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 56m / 12.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.61° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.59° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.50° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.3° |
| 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.