The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 9, 2079
Waxing Gibbous
56.7% 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
11:37 AM
1:42 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.7%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1931
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 | 97.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.1° / 64.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 44m / 21.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.63° / 2.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.73° / -1.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.07° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.